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Autophagy genes variants and paediatric Crohn's disease phenotype: a single-centre experience.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jun 2014
Strisciuglio Caterina, Auricchio Renata, Martinelli Massimo, Staiano Annamaria, Giugliano Francesca Paola, Andreozzi Marialuisa, De Rosa Marina, Giannetti Eleonora, Gianfrani Carmela, Izzo Paola, Troncone Riccardo, Miele Erasmo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Little evidence demonstrating the correlation between several single nucleotide polymorphisms and a specific phenotype of Crohn's disease has been reported in children. We investigated the relationship between autophagy genes variants and clinical features in our children with Crohn's disease. METHODS: Genotyping for ATG16L1, NOD2/CARD15, and IRGM1 was performed in 80 consecutive patients...
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